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Gloster v. Sonic Automotive Inc.
Former employee must arbitrate his claims against employer, even though third party was involved, because he agreed to arbitrate under Federal Arbitration Act. 		Employment Law May 23, 2014
Jong v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.
Pharmacy managers fail to prove Kaiser knew they were working off-the-clock and refused to provide overtime pay after their reclassification as non-exempt. 		Employment Law May 21, 2014
Dept. of Homeland Security v. MacLean
Order 		Employment Law May 20, 2014
Hall v. Rite Aid Corp.
Former Rite Aid cashier overturns decertification of class action against Rite Aid, alleging that Rite Aid had unlawful policy of not providing cashiers with seats. 		Employment Law May 19, 2014
Carmona v. Lincoln Millennium Car Wash Inc.
Car wash companies may not force employees to arbitrate wage and hour claims based on arbitration agreements they had little understanding of. 		Employment Law May 12, 2014
Saffer v. JP Morgan Chase Bank
Former Washington Mutual employee’s failure to timely comply with FIRREA’s mandatory administrative exhaustion requirements bars wrongful termination claim. 		Employment Law Apr. 30, 2014
Stockwell v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco Police Dept. officers may continue class action against city based on promotional policy, which allegedly caused disparate impact on officers over 40. 		Employment Law Apr. 25, 2014
Butts v. Board of Trustees of the California State University
Terminated employee may sue California State University for improperly denying her ‘retreat rights’ by not allowing her to return to previously tenured position. 		Employment Law Apr. 24, 2014
Perez v. U.S. District Court (State of Washington Dept. of Social and Health Services)
Dept. of Labor does not need to disclose identities of employees who responded to questions about work conditions as part of Washington state overtime litigation. 		Employment Law Apr. 21, 2014
White v. County of Los Angeles
District Attorney’s office may order medical reevaluation of employee without violating FMLA after restoring her employment pursuant to doctor’s certification. 		Employment Law Apr. 16, 2014
Gordon v. Deloitte & Touche LLP Group Long Term Disability Plan
Disabled woman may not seek additional benefits under ERISA years after insurer terminated payments, despite its decision to reopen case after filing deadline. 		Employment Law Apr. 14, 2014
Ventress v. Japan Airlines
Flight engineer may not sue Japan Airlines for firing him for raising safety concerns, because Federal Aviation Act prohibits state law claims related to aviation safety. 		Employment Law Mar. 31, 2014
City of Oakland v. Oakland Police and Fire Retirement System
City of Oakland may not reduce retirement benefits by lowering compensation for ‘holiday pay,’ the excess pay employees receive for working holidays. 		Employment Law Mar. 27, 2014
Lewis v. City of Benicia
Supervisor may be liable for sexually harassing his male intern by showing intern sexual images at work and frequently buying him gifts and lunch. 		Employment Law Mar. 27, 2014
Casas v. CarMax Auto Superstores California LLC
Former sales consultant must arbitrate dispute against CarMax under agreement, which it had exclusive right to modify with provision of 30 days’ notice. 		Employment Law Mar. 24, 2014
Ellis v. U.S. Security Associates
Employer’s agreement may not require aggrieved employees to file suit within six months of quitting, because FEHA provides much longer limitations period. 		Employment Law Mar. 24, 2014
Haro v. City of Los Angeles
After winning overtime pay case, Los Angeles fire department employees receive damages offsets based on amounts they should have been paid per week. 		Employment Law Mar. 19, 2014
Solus Industrial Innovations LLC v. Superior Court (People)
Plastics manufacturer does not have to pay civil penalties under California’s unfair competition law in connection with deadly workplace water heater accident at facility. 		Employment Law Mar. 19, 2014
Baumann v. Chase Investment Services Corp.
Employer may not remove California Private Attorneys General action from state to federal court under Class Action Fairness Act. 		Employment Law Mar. 14, 2014
Lane v. Francis Capital Management LLC
Employee must submit claims against former employer to arbitrator, except claim for failure to pay wages, which triggered Labor Code’s protections. 		Employment Law Mar. 12, 2014
Esparza v. County of Los Angeles
Peace officers may not sue Los Angeles County due to decreases in pay stemming from decision to merge Office of Public Safety with County Sheriff's Dept. 		Employment Law Mar. 6, 2014
Lawson v. FMR LLC
Whistleblower protection laws apply to employees of privately held companies that provided services to mutual funds, which were public companies. 		Employment Law Mar. 5, 2014
Sanchez v. CarMax Auto Superstores California LLC
Former employee must arbitrate wrongful termination claim against CarMax based on valid arbitration agreement, which was not unilateral or oppressive. 		Employment Law Mar. 5, 2014
City of Oakland v. Oakland Police and Fire Retirement System
City of Oakland may not reduce retirement benefits by lowering compensation for ‘holiday pay,’ the excess pay employees receive for working holidays. 		Employment Law Mar. 3, 2014
Meyers v. Board of Administration for the Federated City Employees Retirement Fund
Retirement fund board incorrectly denies service-connected benefits to former San Jose employee based on DOT memo outlining theoretical accommodations. 		Employment Law Mar. 3, 2014
Chaidez v. Board of Administration of California Public Employees' Retirement System
Public Employees’ Retirement System may calculate retirement benefits for city council member by dividing his time as city employee and council member. 		Employment Law Feb. 28, 2014
Solus Industrial Innovations LLC v. Superior Court (People)
Plastics manufacturer does not have to pay civil penalties under California’s unfair competition law in connection with deadly workplace water heater accident at facility. 		Employment Law Feb. 26, 2014
People v. Superior Court (Solus Industrial Innovations LLC)
District attorney may pursue criminal charges, but not civil charges, after an accident at plastics manufacturing facility killed two employees. 		Employment Law Feb. 26, 2014
Escriba v. Foster Poultry Farms Inc.
Employee may not sue employer under Family and Medical Leave Act after she was fired for taking two more weeks off work than requested. 		Employment Law Feb. 26, 2014
Robert v. Stanford University
Stanford University recovers $100,000 in attorney fees after prevailing in former employee’s race discrimination suit, despite lack of written findings by trial court. 		Employment Law Feb. 26, 2014
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